Charles Simic is a sentence.
A sentence has a beginning and an end.
Is he a simple or compound sentence?
It depends on the weather,
It depends on the stars above.
What is the subject of the sentence?
The subject is your beloved Charles Simic.
How many verbs are there in the sentence?
Eating, sleeping, and fucking are some of its verbs.
What is the object of the sentence?
The object, my little ones,
Is not yet in sight.
And who is writing this awkward sentence?
A blackmailer, a girl in love,
And an applicant for a job.
Will they end with a period or a question mark?
They’ll end with an exclamation point and an ink spot.
(from Return to a Place Lit by a Glass of Milk, 1974)
An all-time favorite.
Posted by Hans.
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